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People in Denmark, SC have stopped drinking brown, foul smelling city water the Mayor says is safe

ABC Columbia Staff,

DENMARK, SC (WOLO) – People who live in a Bamberg County say they are dealing with brown-tinted drinking water that smells foul and is filled with sediment. The Charleston Post and Courier reported that many Denmark residents have opted to stop drinking the water. The paper says for years the city used swimming pool disinfectant not approved by the EPA…
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There were seven calls in 2018 about gas leaks, odors at housing apartments where two people just died

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – City officials met with the news media Friday (1/18) about the evacuation of the Allen Benedict Court Apartments. Critical insight was shared along with confirmation of what some of the people who live there have said they’ve gone through, and why this may not have been a surprise to them. Watch the video above for the…
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TSA report contradicts claims of extraordinarily long wait times during government shutdown

Joshua Clothier,

(WOLO) – Contrary to previous reports of long security checkpoint wait times during the government shutdown, the TSA has released its report debunking accounts of travel woes. According to TSA’s “Checkpoint Operations Statement” for Wednesday (1/17), the average wait time for passengers across the country’s 42 most popular airports was less than 30 minutes. The longest wait time was at…